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If you are considering having breast augmentation surgery to have silicone implants or perhaps saline implants in Orange County or Beverly Hills, then you've come to the right place.

LA Plastic Surgeon Dr. K. Charles Kim is not only an experience and qualified surgeon, but his aesthetic eye, precision surgical skills, and ability to communicate with the patient makes him the best choice in Orange County, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and the Greater Southern California area for breast augmentation.

California Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, K. Charles Kim, MD can help you plan which breast enlargement surgical approach and breast implant is best to give you a more pleasing appearance. It is also important to choose the right implant. This can be key to a successful breast augmentation or enhancement surgery, because each type of implant is different. Also, because patients have different goals they want to achieve with their bod it is important to choose implants under the guidance of an experienced doctor.

When it comes to breast augmentation, the size of the breast implant is measured in cubic centimeters and is based on the volume of the saline or silicone filler that will be used inside of the implant. Here are some additional features to
consider prior to having breast augmentation surgery in Orange County, Los Angeles or Beverly Hills:

Texture: Will the implant have a smooth texture or more of a rough texture.

Shape: the implant may have a round profile, tear-drop shape or an anatomic, tapered shape that appeals to certain body types.

Implant Profile: the size of the implant measured across the base of the breast.

Below are a list of breast augmentation types including Saline Implants, Silicone Implants and Breast Augmentations that Dr. K Charles Kim performs in Orange County and Beverly Hills:

- Saline Implants: Saline implants have a silicone rubber shell that is inflated by the Orange County Plastic Surgeon to the desired size with sterile saline. Most breast implants have a valve that is sealable by the plastic surgeon.

There are two types of saline-filled breast implants. One type is a fixed volume breast implant, which is filled by the Dr. Kim, an Orange County Plastic Surgeon with the entire volume of saline at implantation. An additional type is an adjustable implant, which is filled and has the potential for further postoperative adjustment to get the size right.

- Silicone Implants: Silicone breast implants are made up of a silicone rubber shell that is filled with a solid amount of silicone gel. This type of implant is non-adjustable. Each breast implant has a patch that covers the manufacturing portion of the implant. Silicone implants vary in shape, profile, and thickness. A majority of the silicone breast implants are non-adjustable.

FDA Approval: November 17, 2006.

- Endoscopic Breast Implants Augmentation Procedure Technique: One of the latest developments in breast augmentation procedures with breast implants involves a technique for transaxillary (or having surgery performed through the armpit) breast augmentation.

With breast implants inserted this way, the procedure involves the insertion of the saline implant through a 3 cm incision at the top of the armpit. The breast implant may be placed by the cosmetic surgeon just below the pectoralis muscle or above the muscle in the subglandular position.

Using an endoscope, i.e. a tube attached to video fiber-optic equipment that allows the breast augmentation with breast implants procedure to be visualized on a television screen, the pocket for the breast implant is carefully developed. The advantage to endoscopic breast implants augmentation is that the breast implants Plastic Surgeon has total control of the operation. There is no blind dissection of the space for the breast implant. The fold below the breast as well as the medial aspect of the pocket (the cleavage area) is precisely created.

By allowing the Orange County Breast Implants Plastic Surgeon to precisely view the entire operative field, endoscopic transaxillary breast augmentation should diminish the incidence of asymmetry that may occur more frequently without this modern technology.

Trans Umbilical Breast Implants Augmentation Procedure: The TUBA procedure, or Trans Umbilical Breast Augmentation, with Breast Implants was developed in the early nineties as an alternative method of perform breast implants surgery that would leave no visible scar on or around the breast.

This type of Orange County Breast Augmentation allows for the insertion of breast implants through the navel (belly button). There are no scars from this breast implants procedure on the breast. The only scars that result are on the navel, but these are usually undetectable due to the natural skin folds around the belly button

With this breast implants procedure, the Orange County Plastic Surgeon creates a tiny incision near the belly button, and an endoscope, which is a very small lighted camera on the end of a flexible rod, is inserted between the skin and fatty tissue so that the Plastic Surgeon can observe the procedure on a television monitor. Deflated implants are then rolled up through the incision and put in the correct position. The breast implants are filled with a silicone or saline solution to the volume requested by the patient and adjusted to the right position. Next the endoscope and saline tube are removed and the incision gets stitched up.

This breast implant surgery that Dr. Kim performs typically takes less than an hour and recovery is normally shorter with this procedure than with traditional forms of breast enlargement surgery. The scar (will be about 1 to 1-1/2 inches and in the folds of the belly button) is unlikely to be noticed unless the patient directly points it out.

When the outcome of your plastic surgery in Orange County is critical to your happiness, choose the experience and artistic eye of Dr. Kim.

Please Note: Breast augmentation alone will not correct severely drooping or sagging breasts. If you are interested in lifting sagging breasts, than you will want to contact us regarding a breast list procedure.

For additional information or to schedule a consultation for free with Dr. K. Charles Kim, fill out the form located on this page by clicking on the "CLICK TO ASK" button, or give us a call today at866-955-5530. In addition, you can look up directions for both of our Orange County offices on our Contact page.